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Primary
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Pioneer Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary source journals, letters, etc. on pioneer life in Wisconsin.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: What Should a House Do

For Teachers K - 1st
Site provides an extensive lesson plan that challenges learners to compare early American houses to present day houses. Very comprehensive site with several activities that will assist students in understanding common features of houses....
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Article
Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: The De Leon Colony: Empresario Don Martin De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th
Read in-depth biography about Martin de Leon, a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. This account describes his importance to early Texas settlement.
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Website
Other

At Home in the Heartland: At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie (1800 1850)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive site offers information and pictures pertaining to early pioneer life. See advertisements in the paper, furniture, glassware, and food preparation tools. Read stories of individuals who lived during that time and make...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Nova Britannia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students learn about how early promoters advertised the Virginia colony.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: What Did People Wear?

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the clothes worn by early Americans. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Settlement [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th Standards
"Settlement" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about natural gas, its uses, and how it gets to homes. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining main idea and...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Colonists/pamphlets of Land Companies

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes an early descriptive writing form, the land pamphlet. Explains that these pamphlets were a form of travel narrative, written by those familiar with the land. The pamphlets were issued by the Virginia Company, the Masachusetts...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimouth Plantation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson plan, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned....
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Website
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Weaving Doukhobor History

For Students 9th - 10th
Here the life of the Doukhobour culture in British Columbia is discussed. This Russian emigre pacifist sect and their communal way of life helped shape the debate over human rights in British Columbia.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The First Americans

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the importance of Native Americans is discussed in this informational text. Visual cues are provided to support the passage and...
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Interactive
US Mint

U.s. Mint: Jamestown Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sail to the New World, and take the interactive, story quiz on the first permanent English settlement.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Early Settler's Home, Victoria [Picture] /

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the Outback House can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Minnesota State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this webpage, students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Minnesota including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and the Twin Cities.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Mississippi State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study the history and timeline of the state of Mississippi including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and the Civil War on this page.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Nebraska State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Nebraska including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and becoming a state.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Nevada State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
A site for students to learn about the history and timeline of the state of Nevada including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, the Comstock Lode, and nuclear testing.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: New Hampshire State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the history and timeline of the state of New Hampshire including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, colonization, and the American Revolution on this website.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: New Jersey State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of New Jersey including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, colonization, and the American Revolution.
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Handout
Other

University of Vermont: Rocky Mountain Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains brief descriptions of tree species which can be found at various elevational gradients: Subalpine, Montane, Woodland Zone, and Black Hills. These same types of forests would have greeted early settlers to the area.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Netherlands History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of the Netherlands including early settlers, kings and leaders, artists, Word War II, and current events.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Canada History and Timeline Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A website dedicated to the history and timeline of the country of Canada including early settlers, European discovery, Samuel de Champlain, War of 1812, British Rule, and independence.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Australia History and Timeline Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Australia including Captain James Cook, early settlers, British penal colony, independence, and recent events.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Brazil History and Timeline Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the history and timeline of the country of Brazil including early settlers, European discovery, rule of Portugal, kings, and leaders, and current events on this webpage.

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